Khaki Town
Author: Nunn, Judy
ISBN: 9780143795186
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Year first published: 20 Oct 2020
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;h2Pgt;Plt;bPgt;MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHORPlt;/bPgt;Plt;/h2Pgt;
Plt;h3Pgt;Plt;bPgt;Set in Queensland during World War II, this Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;breath-takingPlt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt; historical novel isPlt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt; inspired by a true wartime story that has remained a well-kept secret for over seventy years.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/h3Pgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;iPgt;It seems to have happened overnight, Val thought . How extraordinary. WeP#8217;ve become a khaki town.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;KHAKI TRANSFORMATIONPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;ItP#8217;s March 1942. Singapore has fallen. Darwin has been bombed. Australia is on the brink of being invaded by the Imperial Japanese Forces. And Val Callahan, publican of The BrownP#8217;s Bar in Townsville, could not be happier as she contemplates the fortune sheP#8217;s making from lonely, thirsty soldiers. Plt;iPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;TOWNSVILLEP#39;S TURMOILPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Overnight the small Queensland city is transformed into the transport hub for 70,000 American and Australian soldiers destined for combat in the South Pacific. Barbed wire and gun emplacements cover the beaches. Historic buildings are commandeered. And the dance halls are in full swing with jazz, jitterbug and jive.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;CONFLICT AND INVESTIGATIONPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;The Australian troops begrudge the confident, well-fed P#8216;YanksP#8217; who have taken over their town and their women. ThereP#8217;s growing conflict, too, within the American ranks, because black GIs are enjoying the absence of segregation. And the white GIs donP#39;t like it.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;As racial violence explodes through the ranks of the military, a young United States Congressman, Lyndon Baines Johnson, is sent to Townsville by his president to investigate.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;P#8216;Keep a goddamned lid on it, Lyndon,P#8217; Plt;/iPgt;he is told,Plt;iPgt; P#8216;lest it explode in our faces P#8230;P#8217;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;__________________Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;Mistress of the ripping yarn.P#39;Plt;/bPgt; Plt;iPgt;SUN-HERALDPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;500 pages of perfect reading.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;AUSTRALIAN WOMENP#39;S WEEKLYPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;Perfect summer reading.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;SYDNEY MORNING HERALDPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;A master of what she does.P#39;Plt;iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;WEEKLY TIMESPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;A stunning blockbuster.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;WOMANP#39;S DAYPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;A prolific writer of bestsellers.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;THE AGEPlt;/iPgt;
ISBN: 9780143795186
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Year first published: 20 Oct 2020
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;h2Pgt;Plt;bPgt;MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHORPlt;/bPgt;Plt;/h2Pgt;
Plt;h3Pgt;Plt;bPgt;Set in Queensland during World War II, this Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;breath-takingPlt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt; historical novel isPlt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt; inspired by a true wartime story that has remained a well-kept secret for over seventy years.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/h3Pgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;iPgt;It seems to have happened overnight, Val thought . How extraordinary. WeP#8217;ve become a khaki town.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;KHAKI TRANSFORMATIONPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;ItP#8217;s March 1942. Singapore has fallen. Darwin has been bombed. Australia is on the brink of being invaded by the Imperial Japanese Forces. And Val Callahan, publican of The BrownP#8217;s Bar in Townsville, could not be happier as she contemplates the fortune sheP#8217;s making from lonely, thirsty soldiers. Plt;iPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;TOWNSVILLEP#39;S TURMOILPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Overnight the small Queensland city is transformed into the transport hub for 70,000 American and Australian soldiers destined for combat in the South Pacific. Barbed wire and gun emplacements cover the beaches. Historic buildings are commandeered. And the dance halls are in full swing with jazz, jitterbug and jive.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;CONFLICT AND INVESTIGATIONPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;The Australian troops begrudge the confident, well-fed P#8216;YanksP#8217; who have taken over their town and their women. ThereP#8217;s growing conflict, too, within the American ranks, because black GIs are enjoying the absence of segregation. And the white GIs donP#39;t like it.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;As racial violence explodes through the ranks of the military, a young United States Congressman, Lyndon Baines Johnson, is sent to Townsville by his president to investigate.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;P#8216;Keep a goddamned lid on it, Lyndon,P#8217; Plt;/iPgt;he is told,Plt;iPgt; P#8216;lest it explode in our faces P#8230;P#8217;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;__________________Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;Mistress of the ripping yarn.P#39;Plt;/bPgt; Plt;iPgt;SUN-HERALDPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;500 pages of perfect reading.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;AUSTRALIAN WOMENP#39;S WEEKLYPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;Perfect summer reading.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;SYDNEY MORNING HERALDPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;A master of what she does.P#39;Plt;iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;WEEKLY TIMESPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;A stunning blockbuster.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;WOMANP#39;S DAYPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;A prolific writer of bestsellers.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;THE AGEPlt;/iPgt;
